The need for accurate target and dose specifications in conventional and conformal radiation therapy: An introduction

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 789-792

  Brahme, Anders ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 0031425697     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869709001358     Document Type: Article

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